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Ranjit Bhargava
Ranjit Bhargava | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Environmentalist |
| Parent(s) | Munshi Ram Kumar Bhargava Rani Lila Ramkumar Bhargava |
| Awards | Padma Shri Order of the Golden Ark Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany |
| Website | Official web site |
Ranjit Bhargava, is an Indian environmentalist, known for his endeavors towards environmental conservation and his efforts for obtaining UNESCO World Heritage Site status for the upper Ganga region.[1] The Government of India honored him in 2010, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.[2] He is also a recipient of the Order of the Golden Ark from Prince Bernard of the Netherlands[3] and the Order of Merit of the Government of Germany.[4][5]
Biography[edit]
Ranjit Bhargava was born the family of Munshi Nawal Kishore, (1836–1895) a known publisher, as a fifth generation member, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh,[6] India.[7][8] to Munshi Ram Kumar Bhargava, holder of the title Raja by the then Viceory of India, Lord Wavell[6] and Rani Lila Ramkumar Bhargava, a 1971 Padma Shri awardee.[2][6] He headed the Uttar Pradesh chapter of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).[6] A member of the faculty of Foreign Affairs at Lucknow University, Bhargava is a life member of the Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)[3] where has instituted the INTACH Environmental Award in memory of his son, Anirudh Bhargava.[9]
Bhargava is one of the founders of the Upper Ganga Region initiative, a collective campaign for getting the Upper Ganga Region, comprising Rishikesh and Haridwar, the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1] He is also involved with other environment related campaigns such as the Citizens' Forum on Public Policy[10] and the campaign for the protection of Indian sites abroad, like INA Memorial in Singapore and Jim Corbett's tomb in Nyeri, Kenya.[6] The Hive, a British heritage bungalow used by Christopher Corbett, the father of Jim Corbett, has been bought by Bhargava and is now a tourist attraction in Ayarpatta, Nainital.[8]
Ranjit Bhargava is the author of a book on environment by title, Environment:A Will To Fail.[11]
Awards and recognition[edit]
Ranjit Bhargava has been honored by the Government of Germany Order of Merit.[4][5] This was followed by the title, the Officer of the Order of the Golden Ark, conferred by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.[6][3] In 2010. The Government of India included in the Republic Day honours list for the Padma Shri.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ganga Action". Ganga Action. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "India Today". India Today. 14 December 1998. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Oman info". Oman info. 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Highbeam". Highbeam. 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Ranjit Bhargava". Video. YouTube. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Munshi Nawal Kishore. Amazon. 2014. ISBN 9789383260973. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "The Hive". Nainital Tourism. 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "INTACH Environmental Award". INTACH. 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Geocities". Geocities. 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Bhargava, Ranjit (1999). Environment:A Will To Fail. Oscar Publications. ISBN 9788185097497.
Further reading[edit]
- Bhargava, Ranjit (1999). Environment:A Will To Fail. Oscar Publications. ISBN 9788185097497.
External links[edit]
- "Ranjit Bhargava". Video. YouTube. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2014.